10 Annoying TV Moments That Made Us Want to Throw the Remote

We know they're fictional characters. We know it's just for entertainment value and we shouldn't take it all so seriously. But when your favorite TV show ruins a character, botches a story line, or throws away nine years of planning your schedule around a show (we're looking at you, HIMYM) by totally screwing up the ending, sometimes, we take it a little hard. OK, a lot hard. These were the top 10 TV moments that made us want to throw the remote at the TV. And speaking of annoying television moments, spoilers abound in this one, so if you're hanging on to some season finales years later, you've been warned!

The How I Met Your Mother Series Finale

In many ways, the How I Met Your Mother finale completely made sense—if the finale aired a couple of years ago. But once the Mother (Cristin Milioti) was introduced, we were all rooting for her and Ted to be together. To have her die years later was completely unfair.

The Sopranos* Series Finale

Anything that pays homage to Journey usually gets my vote, unless you're using their song to bring to a sudden halt one of the best dramas of all time. That's not the way I want it. (You'll get it if you're a Journey fan.) When the screen cut to black on the much-anticipated season finale of The Sopranos, many people started screaming at their spouses thinking he or she accidentally pressed a wrong button on the remote. Thousands also called their cable company to complain that service went out at the worst possible time ever. In hindsight, it's been considered the perfect way to end the series, but at the time...well, I'm still not over it.

The Dumbing Down of Ross on Friends

Say what you want, but I think Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) and Ross (David Schwimmer) did not belong together. By the time season nine rolled around, Ross was no longer the same character we originally fell in love with. His quirky ways from seasons one and two were no longer endearing for a man in his early thirties, and I no longer believed in their chemistry. If there were an award for Most-Ruined Character, Ross would win.

The Izzie and George Hookup on Grey's Anatomy

Here's another example of a TV coupling gone wrong. Izzie (Katherine Heigl) was one of Grey's best characters—until she hooked up with BFF George (T.R. Knight) and we all had to look away from our televisions. I remember yelling, "Eww! They're like brother and sister!" Their drunken sex was an interesting twist, but anything more than that? No, thanks. I think Shonda Rhimes is a genius, but this was one pairing I could have gone without.

The Game of Thrones Red Wedding

The night HBO aired the infamous "Red Wedding" episode of Game of Thrones—killing off what seemed like half the characters—Twitter almost broke with all the upset tweets. It's bad enough they killed Robb Stark (Richard Madden), his pregnant wife, and his mother, but they had to kill the wolf too?!

Juan Pablo's Entire Season of The Bachelor

I interviewed Juan Pablo once at the start of his season (in fact, it was at the same ABC party where he gave the quote about why a gay bachelor wouldn't be a good idea). He gave me a rose on the red carpet and then got two inches away from my face to talk to me. I felt gross, and I didn't even kiss the guy! And that explosive finale where he told "winner" Nikki, "I have a ring here in my pocket, and I'm not going to use it. I'm not 100 percent sure I want to propose to you, but at the same time I'm 100 percent sure I don't want to let you go?" Shame on us for watching that entire farce of a season.

Mindy and Danny's Breakup on The Mindy Project

Looking back, I'm glad the breakup happened on The Mindy Project. Without it, we wouldn't have had that amazing finale. But, still, when I watched the breakup episode, I almost threw the entire TV out the window.

The Carrie-Cheating-on-Aiden Episode of Sex and the City

Seriously, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker)? Sure, Big (Chris Noth) was the one who always got under your skin (and, in this case, into your bed), but cheating on amazing Aiden (John Corbett) for that jerk? You're a relationship columnist! You're supposed to know better than that!

The Prison Break Series Finale

We never got to cover Prison Break here at Team Obsessed because the show ended in 2009, but talk about a roller coaster. As absurd as the series got along the way, it was even worse during the series finale when all we wanted was for Michael (Wentworth Miller) to be free and live happily ever after. Well, we got the happy ending—for all of two minutes until it was revealed that Michael had died. Consider this the drama series equivalent of the HIMYM finale.

The Kanye West Interruption at the MTV Video Music Awards

Back in 2009, when Taylor Swift was still a relative newcomer on the scene, we were thrilled for the sweet country star when she won Best Female Video for "You Belong With Me" at the MTV Video Music Awards, beating out the likes of superstar Beyoncé. Well, as we all know, that didn't sit well with Kanye West, who interrupted Taylor's speech to let his opinions be known. We didn't want to throw the remote at the television. We wanted to throw it at him.